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External Resorption Tooth Causes. In its early stages this condition may produce pink spots where the enamel is undermined and filled with the pinkish cells that do the damage. External resorption is resorption initiated in the periodontium and initially affecting the external surfaces of the toothmay be further classified as surface inflammatory or replacement or by location as cervical lateral or apical. Because the growing cells shouldnt be resorption is a little like cancer. Without proper treatment resorption may lead to a number of complications which include.
A tooth being resorbed is actually eaten away either by cells inside the pulp or outside the root. There are two types of resorption internal and external. In its early stages this condition may produce pink spots where the enamel is undermined and filled with the pinkish cells that do the damage. Bacterial infection in the gum area can cause inflammation eventually external resorption. They can be replaced with implants. The effects of external cervical resorption ECR which you seem to be describing occur near the gum line at the cervical neck-like region of a tooth.
Stimulus from a necrotic tooth pulp ie where the nerve inside the pulp has died off.
The term resorption comes from the Latin root resorbere meaning to absorb In teeth however its not really absorption like a sponge absorbing water. What Causes Resorption. Internal or external resorption to the teeth is somewhat common. In its early stages this condition may produce pink spots where the enamel is undermined and filled with the pinkish cells that do the damage. Causes of External Resorption Gum disease. The exact causes of tooth resorption are not fully understood but mastication forces orthodontic forces and even the presence of oral tumors at distant sites have been proposed.